Aren’t you supposed to become more patient as you age?
Apparently not in my case as once again I fly into a rage that the asshole plumber that’s renovating upstairs has decided to turn off the water to the building without prior notice. So here I sit. Annoyed at the lack of common courtesy that goes on here (and waiting to see if that water will go on or do I need to go to work stinky 
).
Someone’s at the door.
Nice – fucking plumber guy that barges into the apartment and I thought that it was him but seeing as I’d recognize the crack of his ass prior to his face I wasn’t sure. SO take that, add in way too many hours watching TV and reading about women getting raped here and I’m on the defensive. And I don’t think that I can be blamed for feeling threatened when a random man pushes past me into my apartment.
That should be a main piece of advice to new women to this country; NEVER open you door here unless you know exactly who it is as people barge in here without regards to respect or privacy which personally gets me alarmed and concerned when some random man *pushes* his way past me into my apartment.
AND make sure that you change the locks on your door as soon as you move in. I suggest getting a key pad lock. An installer guy will help you to pick a code.
Waters on. Got to run.
4 weeks left in the semester but unfortunately I’m not getting a break from here until February.
Imagine if everyone in the world were educated, how much more advanced we’d be.
Posted by beloved on November 11, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Nah. The longer I lived in Korea, the angrier I got. Heh.
Guess I should be even happier than ever that my move to K-land has been pushed now to August (and who knows beyond that). We’ll see…
Hang in there, girl. ^_^
Posted by wevegotseoul on November 11, 2009 at 9:46 AM
August? What!! What’s happened?
Posted by beloved on November 16, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Found out three weeks ago that our building (our townhouse unit is one of
needs $100,000 in repairs to the foundation. Had to take it off the market. 
We just don’t feel comfortable leaving it behind under these circumstances.
Glad to read your other post and see you have a timeline. It helps so much to not feel you are stuck somewhere forever. The countdown begins!
Posted by wevegotseoul on November 16, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Oh no! Does that mean that each unit needs $100 000 in repairs done? Do you guys need to pay for all of it or is there some sort of magical foundation fairy that offsets the cost? That’s very frustrating. Had you given notice at your job yet? Ah! So many new variables to consider. But I will admit that I like you even more knowing that you aren’t leaving that headache for the next owners – that definitely fulfills the “that there makes for good people” category.
Posted by beloved on November 17, 2009 at 8:10 AM
No, we aren’t responsible for the $100,000. We’re part of a condo association, so they have to pay. Unfortunately, it is not a well-managed association and they will drag their feet. Anyway, it’s out of my hands.
I actually lost my job for this school year (contract reduced to .25 so I turned it down because it didn’t make sense to travel 50 miles round-trip for that). Can’t say I hate unemployment too much.
I’m actually a little nervous now about finding a job in Korea because I applied to three places (the two you told me about in Jochiwon and one in Suwon) and heard from none of them. Yikes!
Posted by Polly on November 30, 2009 at 11:22 PM
This place will wear you down. I generally like it here and find it interesting, but there are moments when I am far more angry than I ever was before coming. I do take some comfort in the thought that many Koreans (especially the younger generation) have the same feelings. Also that I’m not stuck here forever like the majority of them are. Good luck.